Finally he's back!

The day finally arrived when Jonny was back from his seemingly never-ending snowboarding holiday. I am definitely ready for another pair of hands around the place. I decided to surprise him at the train station with the twins and was really excited as he didn't think the twins would be there. Their little faces when they saw him were amazing, they were so happy and laughing and so pleased to see him. We had been wondering all week what they had been thinking as they probably aren't old enough to know that he wasn't there for a longer than normal period of time but they were clearly so excited when they saw him which was lovely.

In the morning they were a bit whiney so I decided to quickly get dressed and head out for a while to potter around and keep them occupied. I threw on my favourite J Crew cargo pants which I am slightly annoyed to find are becoming too baggy on me. I know this should be (and is) a good thing but I still want to wear my nice things! I put on a navy J Crew long sleeved t-shirt and my comfy cashmere zip up hoody that I have had for years from Marks and Spencer. It has probably seen better days but is is warm and soft and I can't bring myself to get rid of it.

Double Denim

The past few days seem to have passed very quickly and I have been in bed early due to total exhaustion (and wanting to watch Miranda re runs!). These twins are hard work on my own but hubby is back tomorrow and I am going to make sure he makes up for lost time, starting with a lie in for Mummy!!

I spent Thursday at my sewing machine making a skirt with my Aunt whilst my Mum looked after the twins for a few hours. It is coming along nicely and will hopefully be finished sometime next week. 

On Friday my Mum and I took the twins over to Stoke to visit hubby's Mum and Nana for some lunch. It is normally an hour or so back and we were doing well until we hit the M1 where there had been a massive accident and the junction where we live was closed. We sat there for literally hours! My Mum ended up climbing in the back to sit with the twins and help them with their bottles which I luckily had. We left at 2.35pm and got home at 6.15pm! We were totally worn out and fed up.

I wore this outfit which I really liked and felt comfy in. A new navy and white spotted shirt from H&M which was a great find at £14.99. I have been after a white and navy spotted shirt (the opposite colour way to this) but have had no luck other than expensive ones so went for this and am really happy with it. I wore it with navy tapered leg chinos from Fat Face and my lush new boots from Next, also a bargain at £35. They are quite hard and are taking some bedding in but I like the heel and are really easy to walk in. I think that they will go with loads of things I own. Ideally I had been after a grey pair but have had no luck finding any at a reasonable price so went for these instead.

Today my sis and I popped to Decathlon to get a few bits. I have been after a pedometer for a while now to see how many steps I take in a day running around after the twins. Purely out of interest really. I was happy to find one for £8.99 which seemed to have all the functions I wanted. I have been wearing it this afternoon and it is a little temperamental and doesn't seem to be an exact measurement but so far not too bad. I'll see how I get on over the new few days. I also picked up a top for yoga.

I decided to go 'double denim' today which I know some people will not be impressed with! I like the look though if it is worn in the right way. I wore a chambray denim shirt which I have had for sometime from Gap and always love with some Gap jeans. I put on a short sleeved jumper for an extra layer of warmth, also from Gap that I have had for years and years. I've just realised, they should be sponsoring me! I decided to brave the new boots (which are now a bit sore) and try to break them in some more.

A very blustery day

This morning the twinlets and I met my friend and his little girl for a nice walk around Nottingham University. It appeared to be a lovely winters day, and it was, apart from the gale force winds that swept across the lake and downs of the grounds. At times I was struggling to push the pushchair. Other than that we had a very enjoyable walk and I was totally exhausted when I got home. Living so close to this lovely campus all my life, and working there for a couple of years, I cannot believe I have overlooked going here with the twins so far! If you have never been there it is an 'open campus' so anyone can enjoy it. There is a boating lake to walk around as well as the Uni grounds and a fabulous cafe with loads of room and child friendly as well as all the galleries and theatre. 

As it is Monday I have spent some of this evening at yoga. I really enjoy this relaxing hour and look forward to it each week. However, as it is is the new year the class seems to be full of new people. Full being the operative word as I can't get a place for next week now which is very frustrating when you go every week! Anyway, rant over...

I decided to wear a top that I had for Christmas and have not worn yet from White Stuff. I have to admit that I am now not overly keen on it but will give it more of a chance than one wear! I wore some Boden leggings, a navy Gap cardigan and the pink Boden boots.

Relaxed weekend

I am writing this post in bed tonight where I have been for the past half and hour already. I know I look after my little twinlets day in day out pretty much on my own (apart from all my helping hands!) but for some reason with hubby being away it just seems soooo much more tiring! Only a week to go...

Anyway, I have had a nice weekend with a visit from my lovely lovely friend Anna yesterday and a pretty chilled out day with my sister today. I totally forgot to take a photo of yesterdays outfit! How bad of me. Today all we were doing was going food shopping so I popped on a mustard yellow t-shirt and some jeans with my spotty converse. I think I thought/hoped it was warmer than it actually was and put on my denim jacket only to be absolutely freeeeeezing!

Right, off to carry on watching re runs of the comedy show Miranda, have you seen it? I didn't think it was for me but after seeing an episode recently I realise I was wrong and am obsessed!

Twins

As I write my blog tonight I am home all alone (apart from the twins and Dex of course!) as hubby has abandoned me for just over a week to head off on a snowboarding holiday with his friends. I know, I know, the less said about it the better! I am just hoping he comes bad without anything in plaster else I'll be even less impressed! Anyway, I will do my best to keep the blog updated but a week alone with the pesky duo may mean I never get dressed! Luckily I have lots of help on hand from my lovely family and friends who I really do not know what I would do without them.

I have titled my post twins as me and Matilda ended up wearing the same top today which made me very excited! I wanted to wear a pair of my new coloured jeans and went for the green and paired them with a simple striped Boden breton. When we were getting the twins dressed we went for the matching striped top she has as well. Unfortunately she does not have any green jeans so had to wear berry coloured ones. When I found out I was pregnant I was very excited to think that we could dress the 'baby' as 'mini me's' so when we knew we were having twins and that they were a boy and a girl we were even more pleased, ha, ha how sad are we!